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41 GOV.UK updates in the last 7 days
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6 summarised changes
2 days ago
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The 'compare your good level of development tool' now includes data from the 2025 to 2026 academic year.
Who this affects: Schools, trusts and local authorities in England
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2 days ago
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The guidance has been updated to clarify the registration of wraparound provision operating on school sites. The Annex has been updated to align terminology with the renewed education inspection framework and to replace a hyperlink.
Who this affects: Maintained schools, academies, multi-academy trusts and independent schools in England
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3 days ago
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The funding guide has been updated to reflect changes in claiming the fixed £150 learning support payment. Although it was planned that providers would claim this via the ILR from 1 August 2026, system unavailability means providers must continue to claim it through the EAS until further notice.
Who this affects: Training providers in England
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4 days ago
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The guidance has been updated to reflect 2025 to 2026 KS4 school and college level performance data and the removal of English Baccalaureate (EBacc) performance measures.
Who this affects: Senior leaders in secondary schools, trusts, academies, alternative provision, free schools, and special schools, as well as independent schools or colleges with 14 to 16 provision, governors, trustees, and local authorities in England
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5 days ago
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The guidance has been updated for the 2027 to 2028 academic year.
Who this affects: Special post-16 institutions in England
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5 days ago
Open on GOV.UK (opens in a new tab)Written by AI, not individually reviewed
Bitesize webinar links have been added to the T Level funding guide 2026 to 2027 and the Record your T Level data correctly in academic year 2026 to 2027 document.
Who this affects: Institutions that deliver T Levels in England
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The deadline to complete and submit your Residential Bursary Fund data return form has now passed.
Updated on GOV.UK 23 October 2026, 5pm
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The deadline to complete and submit your Residential Support Scheme data return form has now passed.
Updated on GOV.UK 23 October 2026, 5pm
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10 days ago
Open on GOV.UK (opens in a new tab)Written by AI, not individually reviewed
The availability of the 'Submit local authority monitoring and moderation agreement requests' form for academies and participating independent schools, and the 'Approve monitoring and moderation agreement requests' form for local authorities, has been moved to Monday 2 November.
Who this affects: Academies, participating independent schools, and local authorities in England
Our guide: KS2 SATs
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11 days ago
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Three budget data documents have been added to the collection, covering high needs places and funding in maintained schools, local authority planned expenditure on early years budgets, and a time series of planned expenditure for education and children's services from 2015/16 to 2026/27. File names have also been amended for clarity.
Who this affects: Local authority finance officers in England
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12 days ago
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Assessment dates for the 2028 to 2029 academic year have been added. Two new downloadable assessment calendars for Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 for the 2026 to 2027 academic year are now available.
Who this affects: Schools in England.
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15 days ago
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The summary policy document for the 2027 to 2028 schools national funding formula (NFF) now includes a reference to maternity pay funding within the section regarding the structure of the NFF.
Who this affects: Local authorities, schools, and academy trusts in England
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15 days ago
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The 'Year end funding claims user guide' has been replaced by the 'Final funding claims user guide'.
Who this affects: Colleges and training providers delivering grant-funded adult provision in England
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16 days ago · 1 earlier change
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The guidance and its associated template documents are being reviewed to reflect the Procurement Act 2023.
Who this affects: England; schools and governing boards.
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17 days ago
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The guide for submitting audited financial statements for 2025 to 2026 has been published and the online accounts submission coversheet is open.
Who this affects: Academy trusts in England
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18 days ago
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The 'School census 2026 to 2027: validation rules' document has been added to the technical specification.
Who this affects: School management information system (MIS) software suppliers and users in England
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- Understanding school and college performance measures (opens in a new tab)Mar 2016
- School Premises Standards (opens in a new tab)Mar 2015
- National Curriculum in England (opens in a new tab) · Maintained schoolsDec 2014
- Promoting Fundamental British Values (opens in a new tab) · Maintained schoolsNov 2014
- RE and collective worship in academies and free schools (opens in a new tab) · Academy trustsDec 2012
- Developing quality tuition: effective practice in schools - English as an additional language (opens in a new tab)Mar 2011
- Collective worship in schools (opens in a new tab) · Maintained schoolsJan 1994
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Ofsted news
Ofsted on GOV.UK (opens in a new tab)- Ofsted safeguarding policy (opens in a new tab)23 Oct 2026
- IDSR: news and updates (opens in a new tab)23 Oct 2026
- School inspection data summary report (IDSR) guide (opens in a new tab)23 Oct 2026
- Early years: regulation (opens in a new tab)22 Oct 2026
- Report changes to registered people in your nursery or other group-based childcare provision (opens in a new tab)22 Oct 2026
Parliament
Education Committee (opens in a new tab)- Letter from Sir Martyn Oliver on Independent research renewed framework inspections, dated 08.10.26 (opens in a new tab)House of Commons Education Committee · 22 Oct 2026
- Progress towards improving children’s outcomes, giving every child the best start in life (opens in a new tab)Written ministerial statements: Department for Education · 22 Oct 2026
- Progress towards improving children’s outcomes, giving every child the best start in life (opens in a new tab)Written ministerial statements: Department for Education · 22 Oct 2026
- Sir David Bell review into antisemitism in schools and colleges (opens in a new tab)Written ministerial statements: Department for Education · 21 Oct 2026
- Sir David Bell review into antisemitism in schools and colleges (opens in a new tab)Written ministerial statements: Department for Education · 21 Oct 2026
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Some sources could not be checked recently, so this list may be incomplete.
- Expert is scathing at ‘rushed’ NI education reform plans as minister urged to ‘go back to drawing board’ (opens in a new tab)Belfast Telegraph: education · 24 Oct 2026
- Parents call for tougher measures in schools to tackle allergies (opens in a new tab)BBC News: Northern Ireland, BBC News: education · 24 Oct 2026
At present, the onus is mainly on parents and individual schools to ensure safety measures for pupils are in place.
- Experienced teachers are quitting or reducing their hours – here's why (opens in a new tab)The Scotsman: education · 24 Oct 2026
More than six in ten of them described leadership practices that hastened their withdrawal
- Trains cancelled and roads warnings as Scotland prepares for Storm Boelo (opens in a new tab)BBC News: Scotland · 23 Oct 2026
Heavy rain and strong winds are expected during the second named storm to hit in two days, with gusts of up to 80mph forecast.
- Call for action after fall in number of children speaking Welsh (opens in a new tab)BBC News: Wales · 23 Oct 2026
Only 48% of children age 3-15 can speak Welsh, according to the annual population survey data.
- Blog post - Experts at Hand: Could this be the shift SEND has been waiting for (opens in a new tab)nasen · 23 Oct 2026
Blog post - Experts at Hand: Could this be the shift SEND has been waiting for bethj@nasen.org.uk Fri, 23/10/2026 - 16:41 This blog looks at the government's new Experts at Hand programme and the changes it will bring for settings seeking specialist support.
- Blog post - Active Learning Participation for Every Learner (opens in a new tab)nasen · 23 Oct 2026
Blog post - Active Learning Participation for Every Learner bethj@nasen.org.uk Fri, 23/10/2026 - 16:35 This blog considers what we mean by 'active learning', what it looks like in practice and how it benefits all learners.
- Weather warnings in place ahead of Storm Boelo (opens in a new tab)BBC News: Northern Ireland · 23 Oct 2026
The amber Met Office alert for counties Antrim and Londonderry lasts from 21:00 BST on Saturday until 21:00 GMT on Sunday.
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